To begin Tom Woods makes this compelling video specifically addressed to Steve Deace. Tom offers a case for why Deace should endorse Ron Paul. Deace is a respected Talk Show Host in Iowa and many have sought his endorsement before the Iowa Caucus in less than four weeks. Today he has written a piece almost endorsing Michelle Bachmann whom he believes most closely resembles his principles. Steve stresses that Christian voters should reward faithfulness. It’s a fine article. Bachmann does not have my vote, but among the other neo-cons, she is far superior in principle.<>
Shocking the World in Iowa
Michael Doughterty seems rather confident that Paul will shock the world in Iowa. Among his reasons are the loyal Paul supporters who do not change. Once they come into the Paul camp, they do not leave. Whereas Iowans some Iowans have shifted from candidate to candidate, Paul supporters in Iowa are loyal to the end. Doughterty writes:
And why wouldn’t they be loyal? Ron Paul is offering something distinctive in this race – a return to a non-interventionist foreign policy, sound money, and Constitutional principles. And he has the ability to expand his support beyond his loyal fans, Iowa Republicans rate him the “most honest and trustworthy” among all candidates. It’s his consistency, even when he is at odds with the average Republican voter, that has impressed Texas voters for years.
Even if Paul fails to win the nomination, his campaign ,like Goldwater’s in 1964, can help leading libertarians identify their supporters and build long-term political institutions that can draw on their fund-raising power and activist energy for decades.
Senator Coburn on Newt Gingrich
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) on former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s possible 2012 presidential run: “He is undoubtedly the smartest man I’ve ever met. He is a thinker. He has great vision. The question to me is, does he have the capability to lead the country? And having served under him in the House, he’s probably not one that I would choose to support in a presidential primary.” Video Link
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A Case for Ron Paul
John Nichols lists a few reasons why Ron Paul is compelling…which pretty much boils down to this: Paul took Trump to Task.<>
“Life does not begin at conception,” says Newt Gingrich
CNSews.com is reporting Gingrich’s interview with ABC about his position on abortion. Newt argues that to make a case for life beginning at conception would raise all sorts of difficult questions:
In an interview with ABC News on Friday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he believes that human life does not begin at conception but at “implantation and successful implantation” because if you say life begins at conception “you’re going to open up an extraordinary range of very difficult questions.”
Gingrich also said that his “friends” who take “ideological positions” that human life does begin at conception “don’t then follow through on the logic of” that postion.
Assuming Newt’s ability to change his position on the same week–as Paul so remarkably showed with his video–Newt may here be appealing to Independents in Iowa.
Update: Oh wait! The double-minded man has changed his position again: http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/05/gingrich-restates-pro-life-views-says-life-begins-at-conception/<>
What does DiLorenzo think of Newt?
Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy views are a combination of wild, irresponsible, and aggressive warmongering, extraordinary naivete about the nature of government, and juvenile hero worship. –Thomas DiLorenzo
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Giving Money to Government
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. —P. J. O’Rourke<>
Praise for Ron Paul’s Integrity
E.D. Kain praises Paul for his integrity in declining to join the Trump debate. Kain–from forbes.com–concludes:
So far only Paul and Huntsman are refusing to attend. This puts other candidates in a tricky situation. You don’t want to be the only kid in class who shows up to the dance. Then again, with fewer candidates in attendance, the remaining debaters get more air-time. That’s going to appeal to the Perry’s and Bachmann’s of the race who are desperate for any attention they can get.
And it’s tempting for Newt Gingrich, too, because Newt is drawn to air time like a moth to flame. But serious contenders like Romney are going to have to think this one through.
Anyways, good for Paul and Huntsman to turn this down. This GOP race is already too much like reality television this election cycle. We hardly need to bring actual reality television into the mix.
If you strip away the ideology what we really want out of a president is a strong leader. Refusing to join the circus, like refusing to endorse torture, speaks to the character of both Paul and Huntsman. Integrity is a rare quality in a politician, but an important one.
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Ron Paul Still in Second in Iowa
The Paul campaign needs to work hard to get a respectable second in Iowa. Right now, Paul is 15% behind Gingrich. Paul needs a strong second to go into NH invigorated.
